Just for you, Little Sister

Happy Birthday, Class 9!

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September 9th 2007
Today, I went to a Birthday party for one of my classes. I guess I should start from the beginning: On Friday, I was playing a getting to know you game with my class where I was letting them ask me any question that they wanted. This allowed me to a) hear them speak and get an idea of how proficient they are and b) get a lot of their curiosities out of the way. One of them asked me if I like ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more